Well, my wife and I went by Maximito’s (link attached) again yesterday, and I wanted to give you folks an update. First of all, I am happy to report that Chef Eddie’s fire tacos and tacos al carbon are every bit as...

to court because they did not like the poor rating he gave them. Their legal loophole was that he incorrectly labeled a cut of steak he had with his meal, the basis of their lawsuit. So, yes, because of these crybabies, his cover...

Restauranteurs and their certified staff are scared into submission. I ran a catering business and the regulators tell you to cook all ground meat to 71C or face fines and lawsuits. Most certified food handlers and owners do not...

Hi. I am a reporter for the WalL Street Journal, working on an article about diva chefs. The idea is that there are some hot-shot chefs out there who believe they are true artists, so they want to call all the shots. They do...

the public. “These new options will help street food vendors be more creative in their menu offerings, “said Susur Lee, internationally renowned chef and author. “It will put Ontario on the culinary map by showcasing our...

Not to mention his “usual suspects” are mostly run by his proteges, or at least strongly influenced by him. I read a list once of where Chicago chefs go to eat and they all pretty much named 24-hour Korean places....

thread I mentioned), it’s considered appropriate for the chef in the kitchen to be offered a piece of the cake/dessert that the patron brings in, AND, unless the unserved dessert leftovers are requested by the person who...

You’d be amazed at how prevalent that practice is, among cooks and chefs. Out of sight, out of mind.

! But having any mandatory “line in the sand” can provide laughable, silly results. However, those silly results beats a lawsuit any day.

a guesture of goodwill. Just doesn’t happen anymore? Especially at celebrity chef restaurants? In LA? What do you think? Nothing was OK? They should have offered something? If so, what? I know, it wasn’t hot tea or red...

i took my mother/father-in-law to south korea years back. when waiters/chefs found out he was in the restaurant supply business, they all asked him to see their kitchen. i tagged along. at the end of the day, if you express an...

everwhere with hot broths/soups, etc. it’s a lawsuit waiting to happen also we ordered a veggie dish (dah doh miao), i don’t know the english name. and was charged $7.99 for a HALF order, the waiter’s...

food market in Manhattan, opened a gourmet grocery in the mid-1940s and later moved the operations to the current downtown location in 1972. But bitter family jealousies and struggles for money and power resulted in lawsuits and...

What a joke. $400 for Chef Boyardee. First let me admit my prejudices. a. For new, over hyped restaurants I wait at least 6 months for the crowds to die down and reality to set in. b. After many, truly stimulating, Italian meals...

exception of the bussers was replaced, including the sommelier and the chef and sous-chef. Why am I telling you this? All too often the management has no clue what might be happening out amongst the patrons. They should, but it is...